suboptimal
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Speaking recently to the No Laying Up podcast, USGA's John Bodenhamer, the man responsible for course set-up this year accepted the previous conditions had been suboptimal but insisted they had "learned a lot".
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Individual stories of altered and suboptimal miscarriage management emerged quickly in the days following Dobbs, including several overtly tragic examples,” he said.
From Salon ● May 26, 2026
‘In the past, celebrity endorsements have often pushed people toward suboptimal financial products. MrBeast could be fine, but the emergence of finfluencers bears watching.’
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
It’s just that sometimes it’s optimal to be suboptimal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
“Okay. Sorry. That was extremely suboptimal of me just now. Are you angry?”
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
